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ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

Jem, I don't want you to leave us, you are our leader and we will all miss you

So sorry you have had such a difficult time with detox symptoms, it has been relentless for you, so I understand you wanting to get some relief. Hope the transition and healthy diet you are going on will help you.

Hope you have a better day today

Pegasus · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:29 am

Wow Jem, almost to 30, WOW!!!!!!!! I can't wait till I'm there

We indeed will miss you... stick around, even after you break your fast, let us know your coming-off plan and how your diet goes

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

Thank you for the continued support Chrissy and Pegasus,

Chrissy, I need to ask you a question about transitioning back into food.

I have searched high and low on the internet, and consulted the Stanley Burroughs book he says you can eat your veggie broth on day 2. He doesnt say anything about the amount of days on the cleanse should correspond with how long you transition back into food or have I misinterpreted you, I apologise if I have.

I have incorporated Stanley Burroughs and Tom Woloshyn's advice on coming off in my post cleanse meal plan. Dont read any further if you are feeling a little fragile.

Post Cleanse Plan
Day 1: Freshly squeezed Orange Juice (I cant wait for this day!)
Day 2: Orange Juice, make veggie soup in the day including several vegetables, eating only some of the vegetable pieces. No bread allowed, just rye wafers. I really like this soup recipe, I may add cauliflower to it. http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/ka ... able_soup/ yum!
Day 3: Orange juice in the morning, left over soup for lunch, and then any other veggie meal for dinner ( No meats, eggs, milk,fish, bread, pastries, tea, coffee) Evening meal: Carrot, Red lentil & Cauliflower Dahl.
Day 4: According to Stanley Burroughs and Tom Woloshyn, "normal eating can be resumed". (Since I will be eating a predominately 90% veggie diet, I will probably have some raw ruit for breakfast and/or oatmeal, lunch will be a Leek Zucchini & Parsley Soup, wholemeal roll, and dinner will be a jacket potato with chilli non carne (no meat). I will probably snack on some nuts or fruits throughout the day.
Day 5: Raw fruit for breakfast, Tuscan Bean Soup for lunch with rye wafers, Dinner: Spanish veggie tortilla with a big green salad sprinkled with cashew nuts
Day 6: Breakfast: Raw Fruit, Lunch: Left over soup from yesterday: Dinner: Cumin scented falafels, with cucumber sticks & curried bean rice
Day 7: Breakfast: Raw Fruit Lunch: English Breakfast turned veggie! Dinner: Lentil Broth

I will probably try to keep my diet like this for a while but I will adopt the same attitude as I do here, take it step by step and week by week. I wont weigh for the first week as I know the scales will go up in the first week, but I plan on taking my little girl to the zoo and doing lots of walking by the seaside. There is no meat/chicken/fish for my first week off and only two days where this is some dairy or eggs but those ingredients is part of a big meal and I will only be having one serving so I am not too worried about that. I am very happy with this coming off menu.

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

I should add that the menu plan I have listed above is what I will stick too ONLY if my body " tells " me it is ok. I will listen out for any signals i.e too much food. If so, I will just stick with one meal a day and some fruit. I definately wont dive in and eat all that food if my body cant take it.

ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

Jem, here's the math. The typical cleanse is 10 days. So the typical transition is about half, so 5 days. Your fast was 30 days, so just take 15 days to transition. If you can do it, it will help you to keep your diet restricted so your weight will stabilize and not gain it back. Try to eat in such a way you will not gain the weight back, that is the ultimate goal, of course, which you already know. The problem is the appetite comes back strong after a fast and it takes some time to subside. So the longer you transition, and restrict, the better. Hope that helps, hey, I'm good at giving advice, but not so good following it.
Do your best

Pegasus · **Posted:** Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:01 pm

Hey Jem!!!

I agree with Chrissy, the hunger does come back quite strongly after breaking the fast... and if you take 15 days to transition it'll be better (and it won't hurt!!!)

Your menu plan sounds delicious and healthy!!! You might need to take it a little more slowly than that, but as long as your body can handle it, then I'm sure you'll be fine!!

Keep updating us.. you're almost there, WOW!!!

ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

Is it day 30 for you Jem? Wow, cant believe it's gone by so fast. Please share how your transition goes, ok? How are the symptoms nausea/cramps going today?

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

Hi Chrissy and Pegasus,

Sorry I have been away for a little while, the truth is I have been sick again, vomiting quite frequently and my legs playing up. So today is Day 30, and I will leave it here. In total, I have lost 30lbs. I look very different now.

I am so proud of myself but sad at the same time, the last four days or so I haven't been able to keep much fluid down, water or juice it just comes right back up! I wanted to go on for 40 days max and finish my cleanse on a high but now I am just a little worried about how I am going to get better. So later today I will start my orange juice, as they are high in potassium. I truely believe it may be a week or so before I am feeling back to my old self. 30 days is an amazing achievement, and I still cant believe I made it this far. I have learnt so much about myself, and I realise that before, rather than feel my emotions, I used to try and bury it in food. The truth is, the pain never did go away, and often it was still there while I was eating! I now know that my comfort foods will always be fruit, nuts and I will never let myself get this way again. I will still be posting her daily, so you can see my transition journey back to eatng. Thank you all so much for the support, and I am not going anywhere.
Jl x

Wanda2766 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:13 am **Posts:** 83

WOW! 30 lbs in 30 days... :shock:

thats amazing! Bet you do look really different and need all new clothes.

Wish you the best as you journey back to normal eating. Hope you are feeling back to your old self soon...

ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

(((HIP HIP HOORAY))) :!:

Do you realize what you have accomplished :!:

An amazing feat, Jem, simply awesome girl

Treasure your blessings, hang on to the benefits, you can do this. You can maintain the beautiful new you. Sorry you had to suffer so much, but i totally admire your determination on this journey, so glad you shared it. Next time you want to do a long fast, you might hire a professional to guide you along with lab tests they deem necessary, because of the strong reactions you have to it. Don't stay away too long, come visit us, we will miss you.

Blessings of joy to you,

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

Thank you all for the congratulations,

Well they werent kidding when they say hunger returns.. :lol:

Yesterday, I drank my freshly squeezed orange juice all day, the more I drank the hungrier I felt but I was strong.

Today, I have just drank water because I knew I wouldnt be having my soup till this evening and didnt want to bite my hand off!

I just went into the kitchen now and had a few mini rye wafers (Stanley's allowed food) and boy oh boy I dont think I have ever tasted anything so good. I had to put the packet away. I am just going to make my soup now, utterly ravenous is how I am feeling now. I have hid my scales, I decided I wont weigh until next Friday. If I have stayed the same, I will be really happy. Better still, if I have lost a pound I will feel even better. I am trying very hard to not gain any weight now.

ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

Nice to hear from you Jem, missing you MC buddy
Sounds like you are doing good determined to do this right this time. Good for you How are your symptoms of nausea and leg cramps doing? Please keep us posted ok?

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

Miss you too Chrissy, I decided I will be back properly on the 20th August for a 10 day maintenance cleanse.

My nausea has pretty much ALL gone, which tells me my body really did have enough. My leg cramps are a little off and on. So yesterday I had my wafers and veggie soup but I did indugle in a little plate of crisps (chips - you call it) later on. They were there and I lost all control, but they tasted so good... :shock:

So today I am back on fruits and veggies, I have to say I dont like that the cleanse makes you so frightened to eat again. I will only ever do 10 day cleanses now, for health reasons and also I drop a lot of weight in that time frame. My body just does not have the potassium resources to go past day 30, but then that could be because I ate such a toxic diet before. I have banned the scales until Sunday. Literally will be very scared when I weigh on Friday. I really hope its a stay the same or 1lb loss!

I will be joining the gym Monday, that will be a shock to the body as I have been a recluse for the entire 30 days! :lol:

ChrissyO · **Joined:** Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:50 pm **Posts:** 840

Hey Jem, August 20th, I will probably still be here since im going for the long haul for healing. I'm feeling the good effects of the fast feeling a little better each day, my body is responding nicely, and gratefully I am not having uncomfortable detox reactions.
Yay, you are going to the gym, but, you better quit those "chips"
Wishing you happy maintenance

JemisonLuck · **Joined:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:18 am **Posts:** 99

Warming this journal back up!! YAY!!

So I have decided, I am going to do a 10 day cleanse starting rom Monday the 30th July. I just love how I feel on the cleanse, and want to go back on it. My 30 day cleanse only finished last Friday and I have only gained a lb but I have been doing long walks by the sea, and my diet has been vegetarian mostly. So I am not worried at all about that weight gain. Although, I did eat some fish today. Will be very strict with myself until Monday but will allow myself a treat on Sunday as that is my fiance's birthday.

I miss the cleanse. I didnt think that was possible. Food just complicates life if I am honest. :lol:

So I will be back here, right as rain Monday morning cant wait. My nausea and leg cramps literally went orange juice day so my body just wanted a little nutrition and I now know that 30 days will always be my limit on cleanses now, and since I had such a toxic diet before my potassium reserves were very low.

Cant wait for Monday, bring on the lemonade.

Jlx

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